25 Feb 2020 11:47:29
Morning all,
I've followed this site for many years and often (in the past) seen posts of how we've "missed out on another signing" and "we've been too slow to buy player X" etc. I have also been guilty of such thoughts but is there a particular player that with hindsight we are relieved to have missed out on/ dodged a bullet? For me the most recent was Alexis Sanchez, I was one of the many who thought he was an ideal replacement for Suarez and was gutted he chose Arsenal but now I'm relieved we didn't get him. Interested to hear others.


1.) 25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020 13:02:05
I think he was quite good when he was at Arsenal. I liked him a lot, but that before he joined United.

Can't think of anyone for now though.


2.) 25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020 13:48:00
Mate there's loads.


3.) 25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020 14:43:12
I'm sure lots of them Salah mate. I just couldn't think of any. My mind just think about Alisson, Trent, Robertson, Van Dijk, and so on so on.


4.) 25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020 17:31:19
A long time ago mid 90s Fabrizio Ravanelli, thinks that's the correct spelling went to Middlesbrough instead of us ended up scoring something like 30 and got relegated.
Often wondered if we would have won the league with him that season.


5.) 25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020 18:00:08
Phil Jones is one that I always remember thinking it was awful that he chose United over Liverpool.

Praise Jebus we missed out on him.


6.) 25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020 18:27:34
I still think Alexis Sanchez would have been a superb signing for us. He was one of the best players in the Premier League for 3 seasons.


7.) 25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020 19:13:21
negative red Walter

I totally agree about Phil Jones. we certainly dodged a bullet there.


8.) 25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020 21:39:57
Christiansen from Chelsea, can't imagine where we would be with him instaed of VVD.


9.) 26 Feb 2020
26 Feb 2020 01:15:30
kinda long time ago, but Batistuta, not even sure if there was any truth but there were rumours and i was just a kid, but i loved watching him so much, still the player id name when asked about my favourite player of all time.


10.) 26 Feb 2020
26 Feb 2020 07:32:50
Kaizer, Batigol were no rumours, man. He was actually interested in coming to us.


11.) 26 Feb 2020
26 Feb 2020 09:02:04
For the record Sanchez rejected us. We weren’t too late. His wife wanted to live in London. I don’t think any Arsenal fan would say he wasn’t a brilliant signing.

In answer to your post. Dempsey for Henderson. Wasn’t the swap a potential bullet that never came off?